Land Acknowledgement

Formal statement coming soon.

Temporary statement:

At this time, Susan Poznyansky, founder of Heart of Caldera, lives on land historically and currently inhabited by those now collectively called the Skokomish Tribe—People of the River. Susan also acknowledges the adjacent tribes of the Coast Salish/Salish Sea: to the south, the Squaxin Island Tribe—People of the Water, and to the north, the Port Gamble S’Klallam tribe, originally known as the Nux Sklai Yem—or the Strong People.

See below links to more information about the Tribes

SKOKOMISH INDIAN TRIBE

The Meaning of ``Skokomish``Bruce Miller is a noted artist, ceremonial leader and teacher from the Skokomish Nation near Shelton. Originally the name “Skokomish” referred to a community of Twana speaking people who lived along the Skokomish River and its north fork. In translation Skokomish means “people of the big river”. The Skokomish were one of at least nine separate tuwaduq speaking villages who collectively called themselves tuwaduq, which has been anglicized to Twana. https://www.skokedu.org/Twana/

To the Skokomish, “People of the River”, their language, tuwaduq is sacred and a true historical preserve of their cultural way of life, lessons, and teachings for future generations.

Squaxin Island Tribe

We hope you enjoy this glimpse from within (WHO WE ARE), the native people of South Puget Sound.We are descendants of the maritime people who lived and prospered along the shores of the southernmost inlets of the Salish Sea for untold centuries. Because of our strong cultural connection with the water, we are also known as the People of the Water. https://squaxinisland.org/

The Port Gamble S’Klallam were originally known as the Nux Sklai Yem—or the Strong People—and are the descendants of the Salish people who have been well established in the Puget Sound basin and surrounding areas since 2400 B.C.